NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH A BRANCH OF A STATE MEMBER BANK Notice is hereby given that Putnam County Bank, a bank chartered in the state of West Virginia, headquartered at 2761 Main Street in Hurricane, West Virginia 25526, intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to establish a branch at 8026 Rt. 60 East; Barboursville, West Virginia 25504. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application including the record of performance of applicant banks in helping to meet local credit needs. You are invited to submit comments in writing on this application to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, P.O. Box 27622, Richmond, VA 23261. Comments can also be sent electronically to [email protected]. The comment period will not end before July 27, 2026. The Board's procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board's procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application, contact Brent B. Hassell, Assistant Vice President, at (804) 697-2633. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing by the Reserve Bank on or before the last day of the comment period. The public is also invited to submit written comments regarding this application to the West Virginia Board of Banking and Financial Institutions. Write Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 306, Charleston, West Virginia 25302. LH-481391 07-03;2026